Career Jam: Where Experts Forecast The New & The Next (November 13, 2015) We're bringing a new name and new features to one of our favorite events of the year. It is an intense, energizing, enjoyable day to learn, share, and build a network that includes some of the brightest, most interesting people we know – career professionals!

Why attend Career Jam? Beyond learning from and sharing with professionals across the industry, the outcomes from all these events will be compiled and published by the Career Thought Leaders Consortium in a white paper. The white paper will recognize the contributions of all Career Jam participants. In other words,you'll be published in a widely read industry document distributed to career professionals, media outlets, and job seekers by CTL.

New this year, all participants will also receive the industry's top research reports from Jobvite, SHRM, Gallup, and more; electronic copies of industry journals; and other resources for enriching discussion. You can review these before the event, bring them with you, and use them as reference materials as you assist clients and advocate for the careers industry.

Recruiting Trends: Checking References – Are They Worth the Time? (Profiles Asia Pacific)Not checking references is rarely life or death, although in one recent case it could have saved lives. Here are five more everyday reasons why reference checking is worth the time.

Candidate Selection: 4 C’s of Successful Recruitment(Tony Heywood on LinkedIn)What attributes make a difference in hiring the right candidate? In this article, Tony goes through the four he thinks make it happen – great insight for candidates and recruiters alike.

Recruiting Process: Rethinking Traditional Candidate References (Steve Lowisz Blog)This recruiter has a few interesting tricks up his sleeve to get better information from references then, “Jim is a star employee!” He shares questions he asks and when reference checking should fall in the recruiting process.

Workplace Trends: Telecommuting Isn’t Always a Win-Win Situation (U.S. News)A recent study identified tradeoffs that come with some of the benefits of telecommuting including longer work days, loneliness, and blurred boundaries. This article shares these tradeoffs, the benefits, and secrets to successful telecommuting.

Advancement: Want Co-Workers to Like You? Do This! (Career Tool Belt)While advancement is always about being liked, it can’t hurt. This article shares 5 tips for earning respect and good will from your colleagues.

Interviewing: The Worst Interview Questions Employers Ask(About Careers)Sometimes interviewers are just as inexperienced and nervous as job seekers, and sometimes they know better but ask anyway. This article provides a list of questions employers shouldn’t ask and a few ways to handle it if they do.

Congratulations to Stephanie Clark who renewed her Master Resume Writer credential, demonstrating her mastery of the art of resume writing and continued dedication to staying on top of trends to provide the best outcomes for her candidates. Great work, Stephanie!

Call for Programs: Asia Pacific Career Development Association Hear Dr. Y Barry Chung, Dr. Shuh-Ren Jin, and Dr. Spencer Niles at one event May 18–22: The 2016 APCDA Conference in Taipei. Download the event flyer or the call for programs flyer to learn more.

First ICF Philippines International Coaching Summit Join your coaching colleagues for the biggest international coaching and leadership event in South East Asia in Manila. November 6, 2015. Learn more here.

October 27, 2015: Career Coaching for Government Employees (12–1:00pm ET) If you work for a government entity, your career development needs differ from those in the private sector. Join us for a special members-only, Ask-a-Coach webcast with career coach Michelle Carroll. Michelle will answer common questions that she hears from government employees, as well as queries posed by you during this interactive webcast. Click here to learn more!

November 5–7, 2015: Yellow Brick Path Certified Career Management Coach (Dallas, TX) Based on the growing importance of career issues in today’s professional coaching engagement, Coach Academy International has partnered with Yellow Brick Path Career Management Coaching & Consulting to create a cutting edge, power-packed training program for practicing coaches, HR professionals, and career specialists such as outplacement counselors, college advisors, recruiters, and resume writers. For more information, contact Paula Asinof CCM, MCD, MBA (Wharton) at pasinof@asinof.com or (214) 526-8690 or Mina Brown PCC, BCC, MBA (Vanderbilt) at minabrown@coachacademyinterational.com or (972) 733-9963.

November 7 & 8, 2015: The Workplace Excellence Series Certification Event (Chicago, IL) The Workplace Excellence Series is designed to help job seekers and incumbent workers develop and deliver the not-so-soft skills employers demand today. Use it within your organization to shorten job search time, improve employee performance, and help individuals increase their career and company's success. Grow your bottom line by generating income as you offer job seeker and incumbent worker training. Click here to learn more!

November 13, 2015:Career Jam: Where Experts Forecast the New & the Next(Global Locations & Virtual Events) Global Career Brainstorming Day is back for its 6th year with a new name, more resources for attendees, and the same great peer-to-peer conversations and learning. Be part of the thought leadership group forecasting the new and the next in the careers industry, get published in our annual white paper, and learn and share with your peers at this one-of-a-kind event. Click here to learn more!